Ron was a founding member of Kitsap Law Group. His ethics, tenacity, and his commitment to his clients and public service continue to inspire us.
Before retiring in 2021 Ron Templeton was well recognized as a leading practitioner in the West Sound for over 35 years. During his career, Ron has represented a variety of governmental, non-profit and private sector clients, including Kitsap Transit, Housing Kitsap, Kitsap Bank and some of the county’s largest building contractors, developers and land owners. He negotiated, drafted and litigated contracts for major developments, intergovernmental agreements, residential, retail and commercial acquisitions and transactions involving both public and private parties. Ron negotiated and drafted the initial intergovernmental agreements and many of the collateral agreements for the Bremerton Harborside Development project; crafted, negotiated and drafted the work-out and loan agreements on behalf of Kitsap County and Housing Kitsap following the Authority’s loan defaults; assisted Kitsap Transit in crafting legislation that allowed Kitsap Transit and private sector operators to initiate cross-sound passenger-only ferry service and negotiated and drafted cross-sound ferry operating agreements and construction contracts for Kitsap Transit’s ferry service.
Ron is well known for his commitment to our community. He handled several pro-bono cases of public interest. Ron had been a member of the CK Presbyterian Church and the Silverdale Rotary Club for over 30 years, served on a variety of boards and committees and promoted and undertaken fundraising activities for many organizations including the Boy Scouts and the University of Washington. He coached youth football and baseball for many years. Ron is a graduate of the University of Washington, attended the University of Santa Clara School of Law and graduated from the University of Puget Sound School of Law where he was the brief writer for the Moot Court Board and was voted the Phi-Delta Phi Graduate of the Year.
